Lauricocha is a small parish in the central Andean

Andes

The Andes is the world's longest continental mountain range. It is a continual range of highlands along the western coast of South America. This range is about long, about to wide , and of an average height of about .Along its length, the Andes is split into several ranges, which are separated...

 highlands of Perú

Peru

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Lauricocha is located at 10°19′20"S 76°40′00"W on the shores of Lago Lauricocha in the Huánuco Region

Huánuco Region

Huánuco is a region in central Peru. It is bordered by the La Libertad, San Martín, Loreto and Ucayali regions on the north; the Ucayali Region on the east; the Pasco Region on the south; and the Lima and Ancash regions on the west. Its capital is the city of Huánuco.Huánuco has a rough topography...

. The parish consists of half a dozen houses, scattered at an elevation of 3,850 m in a sparsely populated area near the village of Antacolpa, and 25 km northwest of Yanahuanca

Yanahuanca

Yanahuanca is a town in central Peru, capital of the province Daniel Alcídes Carrión in the region Pasco.-External links:*...

, the capital of the province of Daniel Alcides Carrión

Daniel Alcides Carrión

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25 km west of the parish there is Cerro Yerupajá

Yerupaja

Yerupajá or Nevado Yerupajá is a mountain of the Cordillera Huayhuash in west central Peru, part of the Andes. At 6,635 m/21,768 ft it is the second-highest in Peru and the highest in the Cordillera Huayhuash...

 (6,634 m) which is the highest mountain in the Cordillera Huayhuash

Cordillera Huayhuash

The Cordillera Huayhuash is a mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the boundaries of the Ancash Region, Lima Region, y Huanuco Region...

 and among the ten highest summits in South America

South America

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